Repulsive guidance molecule plays multiple roles in neuronal differentiation and axon guidance

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 6082-6088

  Matsunaga, Eiji ^a,c   Nakamura, Harukazu ^b   Chédotal, Alain ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Brain development; Mapping; Neuronal apoptosis; Retinotectal; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEOGENIN; PROTEIN RGM; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EPHRIN A5;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AXONS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPHRIN-A5; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 33745264438     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4556-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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